run up to christmas, uk firms could lose out to cheaper eu rivals. big farming is another sector that has been struggling, with thousands of healthy animals slaughtered without being processed for meat. but there is relief that the government s move to allow 800 foreign butchers into the uk and provide more cold storage. uk and provide more cold storage- uk and provide more cold storaue. ~ , . , storage. we needed butchers in these processing storage. we needed butchers in these processing plants - storage. we needed butchers in these processing plants 12 - these processing plants 12 weeks ago now. we as farmers should never have been put in this position. this really was not a problem. this was a processing problem, and we have been left to deal with the whole emotional and financial issues. . , whole emotional and financial issues. . ., issues. farmers say the action issues. farmers say the action is lona issues. farmers say the action is long overdue issues. farmers say the act